Diabetes Mellitus: Its History, Chemistry, Anatomy, Pathology, Physiology, and Treatment Morgan William
Physician and diagnostician William Morgan worked in the late 19th century: this book offers an understanding of diabetes mellitus as it stood at that time.Although many of the diagnostic tenets and…
Specifikacia Diabetes Mellitus: Its History, Chemistry, Anatomy, Pathology, Physiology, and Treatment Morgan William
Physician and diagnostician William Morgan worked in the late 19th century: this book offers an understanding of diabetes mellitus as it stood at that time.Although many of the diagnostic tenets and symptoms of diabetes were discovered and known, the methods of treating the illness were sorely lacking. The discovery and implementation of insulin was still decades away, and as such the remedies noted within this text are obsolete - chemical concoctions consisting of ingredients like Sulphur, opium, phosphates, and the inhalation of oxygen gas were often recommended. A further chapter is devoted to now-discredited homeopathic treatments.While the general symptoms of the illness are known and stated, the distinction between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes had not yet been made. Despite this the author notes the connection of diabetes with sugar, and is able to